![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His rule probably would have taken place sometime in the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia) (henceforth ED), c. He was possibly a historical king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, who was posthumously deified. Gilgamesh ( Akkadian: □□□□□□□□, romanized: Gilgameš originally Sumerian: □□□□, romanized: Bilgames or Pabilga-mes) was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Possible representation of Gilgamesh as Master of Animals, grasping a lion in his left arm and snake in his right hand, in an Assyrian palace relief (713–706 BC), from Dur-Sharrukin, now held in the Louvre Ĭ. ![]()
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